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Pat Morita
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Japanese-American actor (1932–2005)
Film & TV
Isleton, California, USA
Noriyuki 'Pat' Morita (June 28, 1932 – November 24, 2005) was an American actor of Japanese descent who was well-known for playing the role of Matsuo "Arnold" Takahashi on Happy Days and as Mr. Miyagi in the The Karate Kid movie series, in which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1984.
Known for
- More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story — Self / Various (archive footage)2021
- Cobra Kai — Nariyoshi Miyagi (archive footage)2018
- John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs2017
- The Real Miyagi — Self / Mr. Miyagi2015
- Rice Girl — Peter Ong2014
- Mulan: 15th Anniversary - The Voices of Mulan II — Self - Voice of The Emperor2013
- Blunt Movie — Mr. Miyami2013
- Act Your Age — Tom2011
- 2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift — (archive footage)2010
- Remove All Obstacles — The Guru2010
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Key facts
- Born
- Patrick Noriyuki Morita , ( 1932-06-28 ) June 28, 1932 , Sacramento, California , U.S.
- Died
- November 24, 2005 (2005-11-24) (aged 73), Las Vegas , Nevada, U.S.
- Occupations
- Actor comedian
- Years active
- 1962–2005
- Spouses
- Kathleen Yamachi ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1953 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1967 ) Yukiye Kitahara ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1970 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1989 ) Evelyn Guerrero ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1994 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Japan
- Place of birth
- Isleton
- Place of death
- Las Vegas
- Spouse
- Evelyn Guerrero
- Occupation
- television actor
- Educated at
- The Groundlings
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Image
- Pat Morita.jpg
- Number of children
- 3
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- Commons category
- Pat Morita
- date of birth
- 1932-06-28
- date of death
- 2005-11-24
- cause of death
- heart failure
- manner of death
- natural causes
- place of detention
- Gila River War Relocation Center
- start of work period
- 1959-00-00
- writing language
- English language
- birth name
- Noriyuki "Pat" Morita
- end of work period
- 2005-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Noriyuki "Pat" Morita (June 28, 1932 – November 24, 2005) was an American actor and comedian. He began his career as a stand-up comedian, before becoming known to television audiences for his recurring role as diner owner Matsuo "Arnold" Takahashi on the sitcom series Happy Days from 1975 to 1983. Morita was subsequently nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of martial arts mentor Mr. Miyagi in The Karate Kid (1984), which would be the first of a media franchise in which Morita was the central player.
Morita was the series lead actor in the television program Mr. T and Tina and in Ohara, a police-themed drama. The two shows made history for being among the few TV shows with an Asian-American series lead. He also played recurring or featured roles as Captain Sam Pak on M*A*S*H, Ah Chew in Sanford and Son, and Mike Woo on The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo. Morita was the voice of The Emperor of China in the Disney animated film Mulan (1998), and its sequel Mulan II (2004).
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